38demonstrates that such lack of requiredmaintenance is a direct cause of the emissioncontrol system failure. The instructions forrequired maintenance and use can be found inthe Owner's Manual and in the Service sectionof this Statement.It is strongly recommended that any replace-ment parts used for maintenance, repair orreplacement of emission control systems begenuine BMW Service Parts or BMWAuthorized Remanufactured Parts. Withoutinvalidating this warranty, the owner mayelect to have maintenance, repair or replace-ment of the emission control systemsperformed by any automotive repair estab-lishment, or elect to use parts other thanBMW Authorized Remanufactured orgenuine BMW Service Parts. However, thecost of such service or parts will not becovered under this warranty, except inemergency situations. In an emergencysituation, where an authorized BMW centeris not reasonably available or a warrantyreplacement part is not available within 30days, repairs may be performed at anyavailable service establishment or by anyindividual using any replacement part.A repair not completed within 30 days consti-tutes an emergency. BMW NA will reimbursethe owner for such emergency repairs(including labor, parts and diagnosis not toexceed BMW suggested retail price for allwarranted parts replaced and labor chargesbased on the manufacturer's recommendedtime allowance for the warranty repair and thegeographically appropriate hourly labor rate)that are covered under this warranty. Re-placed parts and paid invoices must bepresented to a BMW center as a condition ofreimbursement for emergency repairs notperformed by a BMW center.The use of replacement parts, which are not ofequivalent quality, may impair the effective-ness of emission control systems. If other thangenuine BMW Service Parts or AuthorizedRemanufactured Parts are used for mainte-nance, repair or replacement of componentsaffecting emission control, the owner shouldobtain assurances that such parts are war-ranted by their manufacturer to be equivalentto genuine BMW parts in performance anddurability. BMW NA assumes no liability underthis warranty with respect to parts other thangenuine BMW parts.However, the use of non-BMW replacementparts does not invalidate the warranty on othercomponents, unless non-BMW parts causedamage to warranted parts.What is not coveredThis warranty does not cover malfunctionscaused by any of the following: accident, flood,misuse, modification, alteration, tampering,disconnection, improper or inadequatemaintenance, except if performed by anauthorized BMW center doing warranty repairwork, use of leaded fuel or fuel other than asspecified in the Owner's Manual.The replacement of maintenance parts, suchas spark plugs, filters and similar items used inrequired maintenance services or the repair orreplacement of maintenance parts beyond thefirst replacement interval.Any car on which the odometer has beenreplaced or altered and the true mileagecannot be determined.The car, if the vehicle identification number isaltered or cannot be determined, or if the carhas been declared a total loss or sold forsalvage purposes.GeneralThe warranty gives you specific legal rights,and you may also have other rights which varyfrom state to state.THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRAN-TIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTYOF MERCHANTABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THEDURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTIESHEREIN. BMW OF NORTH AMERICAHEREBY EXCLUDES INCIDENTAL ANDCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDINGLOSS OF TIME, INCONVENIENCE, OR LOSSOF USE OF THE VEHICLE, FOR ANY
